01.04.15
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Child Abuse CE, Harrisburg

Mandated child abuse education begins January 2015. The Pennsylvania State Nurses Association (PSNA) is offering Child Abuse: What You Need to Know on Friday, February 20, 2015 at the Giant Community Ctr, 2300 Linglestown Rd, Harrisburg, PA 17110 from 9 am – 12:30 pm. 3.5 contact hours will be awarded. Seating is limited. Questions about the State’s required child abuse education? Visit our FAQ page at http://www.psna.org/2014/12/faq-child-abuse-ce/.

Pricing for this event is: PSNA Member – FREE; Non-Member (earning CE) – $70; No CE Awarded – $20; Non-Licensed RN Student – $20.

Register at http://www.psna.org/child-abuse-harrisburg/.
NOTE: Bring PSNA’s 3.5 live CE offering to your nurses, students or licensed reporters. This program can be offered at nursing schools, interdisciplinary universities or as continuing education events. For more information, contact education@psna.edu. Program participation by PSNA members is free of charge.

01.02.15
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Ask a Travel Nurse: What is needed to prove my perm address?

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Ask a Travel Nurse: What is needed to prove my perm address?

Ask a Travel Nurse Question:

What is needed to prove my perm address? Is receiving a credit card bill there enough to demonstrate that it’s my perm address, or would it have to be a utility bill, or even having my driver’s license and voters registration listed there?

Ask a Travel Nurse Answer:

I guess my first question would be, to whom are you trying to prove a permanent residence?

If we are talking a travel company, then that will likely be up to them and they can ask for whatever makes them comfortable in determining a residence for such things like participation in a tax advantage program.

However, please know that a travel company and the IRS may have VERY different criteria for determining your eligibility to participate in any programs allowing a tax advantage.

Also understand that the IRS does not look solely at a permanent residence to determine your tax status or to determine a “tax home.” A tax home is NOT a residence, but rather, an area in which you normally “do business.” Now while having voting registration, car registration, etc., can go a long way to proving a “tax home,” you are still essentially stating that this is an area in which you normally do business. If you have been on the road for a few years and have not worked a single day within that area during that time, the likelihood of the IRS continuing to see that as a “tax home” is pretty slim.

However, since I’m not a tax specialist, I will refer you to what I believe is mandatory reading concerning tax issues with the travel nurse. It is the FAQ page on Joseph Smith’s website. Joseph was a traveling RT and is an enrolled agent with the IRS. He’s sort of THE go-to guy for tax issues with traveling healthcare professionals. You can see his FAQ page here.

Bottom line, the person you need to ask about proof of permanent residence needs to be whomever is requiring it. If it is a travel company, be sure that you meet their criteria AND the criteria of the IRS. I know of NO recruiter out there that is also an account with vast knowledge in tax law. Protect yourself and if uncertain, the people over at traveltax.com still answer questions free of charge.

Hope this helps.

David

david@travelnursesbible.com

12.31.14
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2014 In Review: Milestones

From a business perspective, 2014 has been a very successful and enlightening year with many milestones to celebrate; sometimes painful yet overwhelmingly positive. I never actually ‘planned’ to be an entrepreneur. The Gypsy Nurse began as a simple blog, which because of need has become something much more.There have been times through the year that […]

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12.31.14
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NFP Scholarship Recipients

The Nursing Foundation of Pennsylvania (NFP) has announced the recipients of the 2014 Alumni Association Scholarship Fund of the Former Albert Einstein Medical Center Nursing School of Philadelphia. This year’s scholarships total $10,000 and are awarded as $2,000 individual scholarships. The fund provides scholarships to students demonstrating financial need in the pursuit of a nursing degree, whether baccalaureate, graduate or post-graduate. The NFP is pleased to award five $2,000 scholarships to the following students:

  • Megan Haehnel, Upper Darby High School
  • Julia Conroe, Robert Morris University
  • Amanda Olin, The Pennsylvania State University
  • Holly Novacek, St. Margaret’s School of Nursing
  • Lindsey Morris, Robert Morris University

“We congratulate this year’s scholarship recipients and are pleased to support their career in nursing,” stated NFP President Elizabeth Walls, MBA, MSN, RN. “Other community organizations wishing to support nursing students can receive assistance in administering their scholarships through NFP’s services.”

To learn more about the NFP and scholarship opportunities, visit www.theNFP.org. The NFP is organized and operated to support the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association’s (PSNA) efforts to enhance nursing and healthcare.

12.29.14
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PSNA Adds to Membership Dept

The Pennsylvania State Nurses Association (PSNA) announced that Steve Neidlinger, CAE has been named Membership Engagement Specialist. Neidlinger will oversee the management of membership retention and recruitment.

Neidlinger earned a BA from the University of Pittsburgh in 1998. He became a certified association executive by the American Society for Association Executives. In his most recent positions, Neidlinger was a membership and outreach coordinator for the Rehabilitation and Community Providers Association and a regulatory affairs associate for the Pennsylvania Chemical Industry Council.

“PSNA is excited to welcome Steve as our Membership Engagement Specialist. With his more than 12 years of experience in member service, we are confident that he will be an asset to the Association,” stated PSNA Chief Executive Officer Betsy M. Snook, MEd, BSN, RN.

12.29.14
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Flu Widespread in PA

Health authorities say flu activity is widespread in Pennsylvania, meaning it’s affecting at least half the regions of the state.

More than 5,000 people have fallen ill as of Dec. 20. Allegheny County has the most confirmed cases, with over 800.

However, officials say these figures represent only a fraction of likely cases. Many more people don’t seek medical attention or lab testing to confirm the virus.

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12.29.14
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17 Top Travel Nursing Blogs Posts From 2014

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Check out out 17 Top Travel Nursing Blogs Posts From 2014!

Our hope is that Travel Nursing Blogs is able to provide tools and resources for your career in Travel Nursing, help answer your questions, entertain you, and support you in building an awesome career where you can have amazing adventures and do truly important work.

When it comes to what topics to cover here at Travel Nursing Blogs, we love to hear feedback from readers and find out what content is the most beneficial to the Travel Nurses who visit our site. With that in mind, we decided to take a look back at 2014 to see which posts from 2014 were most popular.

Our pages that feature job listings and companies ratings were very popular as always, as were the Ask a Travel Nurse section on Benefits and Pay and the resources offered in our Tools section, such as the Travel Nursing Checklist, Travel Nursing Salary Calculator, FAQs, and others. Beyond those valuable areas of the site, here are the 17 Top Travel Nursing Posts from 2014:

General Travel Nursing Posts

These posts run the gamut, and we’re glad that each of them was helpful to our readers in 2014.

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Will there be a “Scrubbing In” Season 2?

MTV’s Scrubbing In, a reality show featuring young Travel Nurses was, for better or for worse, a popular topic in 2013, and that spilled into 2014 when we wondered Will there be a “Scrubbing In” Season 2?

Travel Nurse Company Rankings for 2014 were popular, as many Travelers searched for the right agency fit for their career and personal needs.

Readers loved our Happy Nurses Week 2014 post, which shared all kinds of info about how agencies, companies, restaurants, and other entities were celebrating this year. We hope you all got your free Cinnabon!

Stasha Crawford’s guest post on Travel Nursing Expectations was well-liked, probably because many veteran Travelers could relate and newer Travelers appreciated the heads up.

Our 4 Reasons You’ll Get Hooked on Travel Nursing post shared a few reasons why being a Travel Nurse is actually a totally safe, wonderful thing to be addicted to.

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With so many awesome locations, it’s easy to get hooked on Travel Nursing!

Travel Nurses sometimes experience the ugliness of hospital bullying which is probably why our post on How to Stop Travel Nurse Bullying was such a hit.

Ask a Travel Nurse Expert Posts

Travel Nursing Blogs’ Ask a Travel Nurse expert, David Morrison RN, brings a wealth of helpful knowledge to the table for our readers. It’s no wonder his posts continue to be reader favorites every year!

Ask a Travel Nurse: What’s the normal range for Travel Nurse Salary?

Salary is a popular topic as, naturally, Travelers want to be sure they are compensated fairly.

Ask a Travel Nurse: What expenses are tax-deductible when Travel Nursing?

Travel taxes are always a huge, important issue for Travelers!

 

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Ask a Travel Nurse: In travel nursing, how do I know if I’m being paid fairly?

Ask a Travel Nurse: In Travel Nursing, how do I know if I’m being paid fairly?

David gets this question a lot, so we’re glad to have a place where curious Travelers can come for his wisdom.

Ask a Travel Nurse: Do you get rental expenses or do you have to use public transport?

David generally recommends using your own vehicle, but every location is different and each Traveler’s needs differ as well.

Ask a Travel Nurse: How should I handle housing on my first assignment?

Housing is a topic of huge importance for all Travelers, but especially when starting out, David recommends taking agency housing since you’ll have so many other new things to navigate already.

Posts From 2013

These posts are actually from 2013, but readers found them just as valuable this year!

This Inspiring Letter to a Nursing Student was just so fun to share and a reminder of the importance and power of random acts of kindness.

As mentioned above, the Travel Nurse reality show was a very popular topic, so we were not surprised that even after the show aired, people still wanted to Meet MTV’s “Scrubbing In” Cast in this post.

Another repeat issue, Travel Nurse Taxes 101 continues to help Travelers make sense of and prepare for their travel taxes.

David’s answer to the query — Ask a Travel Nurse: Can I do Travel Nursing in an RV? — remained popular among Travelers and road warriors.

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These 4 Great Travel Nursing Books can help you build a strong career and have a blast on the road!

Amanda West’s guest post Travel Nursing 101: A Solid Contract continued to help Travelers new and old make sure they get everything they need and want out of their contracts.

Our post listing 4 Great Travel Nursing Books was still valuable, probably because every Traveler can benefit from any one of these great Traveler tomes — or, collect all four!

In addition to the topics covered throughout these 17 top Travel Nursing Blogs posts from 2014, what other information, issues, and questions about life as a Travel Nurse would you like to see us cover in 2015?